Gilbert F. Amelio, who resigned as chairman and chief executive of Apple Computer Inc. last summer, has joined the Parkside Group of San Francisco, a private equity investment firm. Mr. Amelio will serve as a partner and a member of its board. The...

Last week was yet another episode in the soap opera ''as the apple turns,'' also known as the continuing saga of Apple Computers. News of the forced resignation of its chief executive, Gilbert Amelio, last Wednesday could not have been a cause...

July 14, 1997, Monday

Wanted: a chief executive to run a deeply troubled personal computer company with shrinking market share, mounting losses and some of the world's fiercest competitors. Who will step forward for the most thankless job in the computer industry?

July 11, 1997, Friday

With its sales sliding steadily, Apple Computer Inc. announced yesterday the resignation of its chairman and chief executive, Gilbert F. Amelio -- a surprising move that casts doubt on whether the company that pioneered the personal computer industry...

July 10, 1997, Thursday

Saying it was finally turning a corner, but leaving many questions unanswered, Apple Computer Inc. announced today that it would lay off 4,100 employees and temporary workers. Apple will take charges totaling $250 million over the next three...

March 15, 1997, Saturday

Gilbert F. Amelio, the chairman of Apple Computer Inc., told employees yesterday that he would announce details on March 14 of the company's long-expected plan to cut jobs and costs. Katie Cotton, a spokeswoman for Apple, said that Mr. Amelio would...

Marco Landi, the executive who was Apple Computer Inc.'s chief operating officer until the company reshuffled its top management earlier this month, has resigned, the company said late today. The company, based in Cupertino, Calif., also said it...

Gilbert F. Amelio gave the best speech of his one-year tenure as chief executive of Apple Computer Inc. today, persuading frustrated shareholders to give him more time to turn around the troubled computer company. Mr. Amelio's speech, before an...

February 6, 1997, Thursday

Apple Computer Inc. shifted its top management today but failed to announce its much-anticipated reorganization, as company officials conceded that they were still not ready to say if they would lay off more workers or sell any units. Apple did...

IT was intended as a flashy display of futuristic technology, as proof that Apple Computer Inc., though troubled and humbled, could still deliver the old magic, a truly distinctive computer. The audience could not have been more receptive -- some...